Manchester City v Hull City prediction

Premier League · Sat, 19 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Manchester City v Hull City, Premier League on Sat, 19 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Manchester City host Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday 19 December (kick-off 15:00 UK).

The key numbers

Hull City are winless in their last nine matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

11 of Manchester City’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in nine of Manchester City’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Manchester City have five wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 2.00 points per game, scoring 2.88 and conceding 1.63. Manchester City have scored 21 goals, the second-most of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Manchester City have conceded 13 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Four of Hull City’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (27%). Both teams scored in six of Hull City’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). Away from home, Hull City have two wins, two draws and four defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.00 points per game, scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.00. Hull City have scored 11 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Hull City have conceded 11 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Manchester City (third) and Hull City (13th) are 10 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Manchester City the stronger side, 217 rating points above Hull City (Manchester City 1728, Hull City 1511, after at least 10 rated matches each).

Team news

Predicted Manchester City XI (4-2-3-1): G. Donnarumma, A. Khusanov, R. Dias, M. Guéhi, N. O'Reilly, E. Anderson, R. Cherki, E. Fernández, I. Ndiaye, P. Foden, E. Haaland — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Erling Haaland (5.5 per match over 14 appearances, 14 goals) and Elliot Anderson (5.0 per match over 15 appearances, one goal and two assists) have been Manchester City’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Manchester City (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Erling Haaland averages 3.5 shots per 90 over 2150 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Elliot Anderson averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 2281 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Hull City XI (5-4-1): K. Tzolakis, S. Ajayi, J. Egan, L. Coyle, N. Mendy, R. Giles, R. Slater, T. Iroegbunam, M. Belloumi, M. Crooks, O. McBurnie — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Mohamed Belloumi (5.5 per match over 10 appearances, three goals and two assists) and Konstantinos Tzolakis (4.1 per match over 10 appearances) have been Hull City’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Hull City (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Mohamed Belloumi averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 703 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances. Konstantinos Tzolakis averages 3.9 saves per 90 over 1418 minutes, with two or more saves in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 19 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Premier League · Etihad Stadium
Recent form: Manchester City 1W 1D 3L · Hull City 0W 3D 2L

Manchester City v Hull City (Premier League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.13 / 1

Goals

against 2.13 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.57 / 5.88

Corners

against 3.14 / 6.63 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

6.29 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 4.57 / 5.88 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.29 / 3

Cards

against 2.57 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Hull City for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.57 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.88 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	17.57 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.63 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.29 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.14 for · 14.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.88 for · 7.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.29 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City Goalkeeper

Manchester City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
G. Donnarumma	15	901350 min	392.6 /90	140.9 /90	00 /90

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	2.9 6/3

Manchester City Defensive

Manchester City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Rúben Dias	14	861208 min	100.7 /90	80.6 /90	30.2 /90	463.4 /90	191.4 /90	00 /90
J. Gvardiol	14	721002 min	302.7 /90	151.3 /90	30.3 /90	766.8 /90	141.3 /90	50.4 /90
M. Guéhi	13	791027 min	70.6 /90	100.9 /90	50.4 /90	474.1 /90	111 /90	10.1 /90
A. Khusanov	12	861031 min	332.9 /90	221.9 /90	40.3 /90	585.1 /90	90.8 /90	20.2 /90
Matheus Nunes	10	73728 min	131.6 /90	40.5 /90	40.5 /90	313.8 /90	40.5 /90	00 /90
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Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
R. Cherki n 8	71.3	0.5 2/1	1.1 5/1	—
E. Haaland n 8	88.8	0.6 2/2	0.4 3/0	—
Rúben Dias n 8	83.5	2 6/5	0.1 1/0	—
E. Anderson n 8	89.1	1.5 7/3	3 8/7	—
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Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Cherki n 8	71.3	0.8 3/1
E. Haaland n 8	88.8	0.3 2/0
Rúben Dias n 8	83.5	0.9 4/2
E. Anderson n 8	89.1	2.9 8/6
J. Gvardiol n 8	64.9	2.8 5/4
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Manchester City Attacking

Manchester City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
E. Haaland	14	871213 min	141 /90	00 /90	513.8 /90	292.2 /90	80.6 /90	70.5 /90
R. McAidoo	3	3194 min	11 /90	11 /90	32.9 /90	21.9 /90	21.9 /90	43.8 /90
F. Samba	2	76152 min	21.2 /90	00 /90	42.4 /90	21.2 /90	21.2 /90	00 /90
Omar Marmoush	1	3737 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	12.4 /90	00 /90
R. Cherki	15	62927 min	70.7 /90	20.2 /90	232.2 /90	131.3 /90	292.8 /90	161.6 /90
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Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Cherki n 8	71.3	2.5 7/5	1.1 6/1
E. Haaland n 8	88.8	3.5 8/8	1.9 8/5
Rúben Dias n 8	83.5	0.7 3/1	0.3 1/1
E. Anderson n 8	89.1	1.3 6/3	0.3 2/0
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Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Cherki n 8	71.3	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
E. Haaland n 8	88.8	1 6/2	0 0/0
Rúben Dias n 8	83.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Anderson n 8	89.1	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
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Hull City

Hull City Goalkeeper

Hull City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
K. Tzolakis	10	90900 min	414.1 /90	80.8 /90	10.1 /90
D. Phillips	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Hull City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Tzolakis n 8	90	4.1 6/6
D. Phillips n 3	91.7	2.6 3/2

Hull City Defensive

Hull City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Egan	11	81888 min	141.4 /90	111.1 /90	90.9 /90	373.8 /90	60.6 /90	20.2 /90
L. Coyle	11	75824 min	131.4 /90	40.4 /90	00 /90	272.9 /90	70.8 /90	20.2 /90
S. Ajayi	10	85853 min	202.1 /90	101.1 /90	00 /90	464.9 /90	30.3 /90	20.2 /90
R. Giles	10	70701 min	121.5 /90	50.6 /90	00 /90	222.8 /90	20.3 /90	10.1 /90
L. Herrington	9	49443 min	81.6 /90	51 /90	51 /90	214.3 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90
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Hull City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Egan n 8	77.3	0.7 3/2	0.4 3/0	—
R. Slater n 8	77.1	0.9 4/2	0.4 2/1	—
L. Coyle n 8	80.6	0.7 3/2	0.6 3/1	—
K. Tzolakis n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 3/1	—
Oliver McBurnie n 8	88.5	1.1 6/2	1.5 8/3	—
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Hull City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Egan n 8	77.3	1.3 6/3
R. Slater n 8	77.1	2 7/3
L. Coyle n 8	80.6	1.7 7/3
Oliver McBurnie n 8	88.5	0.6 4/1
S. Ajayi n 8	87.4	2.3 8/5
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Hull City Attacking

Hull City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Oliver McBurnie	10	89888 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	101 /90	50.5 /90	111.1 /90	90.9 /90
M. Cho	6	44262 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	72.4 /90	31 /90	62.1 /90	20.7 /90
J. Gelhardt	4	37147 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	53.1 /90	42.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90
L. Millar	2	2550 min	11.8 /90	00 /90	35.4 /90	11.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
R. Slater	11	81887 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	70.7 /90	20.2 /90	111.1 /90	70.7 /90
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Hull City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Egan n 8	77.3	1 6/1	0.1 1/0
R. Slater n 8	77.1	0.7 5/0	0.1 1/0
L. Coyle n 8	80.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
K. Tzolakis n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Oliver McBurnie n 8	88.5	1 5/2	0.4 3/0
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Hull City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Egan n 8	77.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Slater n 8	77.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Coyle n 8	80.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Tzolakis n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Oliver McBurnie n 8	88.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Hull City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityLDLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Hull CityDLDDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Manchester City#3 pos21 pts10 pl+8 GD

Hull City#13 pos11 pts10 pl0 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.1

Hull City scored1.1

Manchester City conceded1.3

Hull City conceded1.1

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